Or maybe he's just lonely. That could be because of a mental problem, or just lack of social skills. He can't find people to talk to him as himself so he assumes an identity where he can put himself in a position where people, even anonymous people, will talk to him.
The story actually makes me rather sad in a "Eleanor Rigby" kind of way.
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Date: 2008-07-06 12:44 pm (UTC)The story actually makes me rather sad in a "Eleanor Rigby" kind of way.